Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Show Highlights: Ben's Anniversary Gift!

Episode Date: September 12, 2023

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Hits, with the Jono and Ben podcast. Thanks to Challenge, putting the service back into service stations. How's everyone going, alright? Going alright. Yeah, another day, another dollar on the tools back at it. Producer Joel, I wanted to bring something up. You took us to the bowels of this building recently, because we needed to take a photo in something that looked sort of prison-y. And he's like, I've got the perfect place he's like follow me and we go down 10 flights of stairs and we walk down the hallway and then he opens up the door to this room uh and it was giving me
Starting point is 00:00:38 kind of sweatshop vibes i was like what is this room joel that's where I did some of my best work down there I used to like organise And clean all the promotional Like excess And promotional prizes and stuff down there There was a whole lot of cupboards And sort of strange sort of rooms Off to the side and stuff like that It felt like maybe it was a 50 shades of grey
Starting point is 00:00:59 Sort of area but then there was someone eating Without a word of lie someone was eating their lunch There was a lady in there a three course lunch It was a beautiful looking lunch And she was someone without a word of lie someone was eating their lunch this lady in there a three-course lunch though it was a beautiful looking lunch amazing and she didn't say a word like we're like who's this lady joe and he's like i don't know we worked together for five years she never said a word just sat there eating her lunch so how did you know because i've no idea that was even in the same building that we work in before i used to uh work on the john and ben show here at the hits i used to do some random stuff around this office clean up promotional stuff as i said like i i did i did i did it all
Starting point is 00:01:29 did all the random stuff i used to also hide some of the prize down there ate some chips lollies and stuff it was a it was a great spot you could do anything down there he's like once he's like let me take you on a tour to the showers he's like i've got to show you the showers there's a whole lot whole lot of showers they're, there might be some naked people in there And thankfully the swipe card didn't let us into the showers Yeah, you've been banned from actually swiping in towards the showers, I think Apparently you're not allowed to use other people's towels or something, I don't know Oh, have you been using other people's towels down there?
Starting point is 00:01:58 We were like, are you living here, Joel? That was our concern A lot of people wondered that, I'm not living here anymore But you probably could, if you wanted to stay concern. A lot of people wondered that. I'm not living here anymore, but you probably could. If you wanted to stay in this building overnight, I feel like you definitely could. Yeah, because it's about five or six levels, and we're just on the ground floor, but above are lawyers, officers, accountants, and that sort of thing as well. So there's all sorts of nooks and crannies. It's amazing what they make you do when you're an intern.
Starting point is 00:02:21 You do some wild stuff. I remember when I first started. Jeez, you did an intern. You do some wild stuff. I remember when I first started, geez, you did some stuff. I had to tow around an A-frame trailer that was about five times larger than the car that I was driving it in. And the car couldn't handle the weight of the trailer.
Starting point is 00:02:35 And I got stuck like on a hill, like on a really busy Auckland hill. Do you know what's the... Great advertising though for the station. Great advertising. You're like, oh, who's this idiot? Oh, it's from The Rock I was blocking three lanes of traffic
Starting point is 00:02:47 And I couldn't move anywhere For two and a half hours Cars were having to go on the other side of the road And you're just like, sorry mate, sorry mate It's the intern world, eh? Yeah Did you get paid? I did get paid, yeah
Starting point is 00:03:00 I almost didn't get paid one day When I was driving the ACC Alternative Collective Commentary Caravan round And i drove it for about two k's with the brakes on on the motorway so i pulled over and there's like jeremy wows lee hart all their face on the side of the caravan and it was on fire on the side of the motorway thankfully they let me back in but um it was uh tricky times back then radio doesn't really check your credentials. They're like, are you okay to drive a trailer? Just say yes. Yeah, give it a go.
Starting point is 00:03:29 It's an anniversary, wedding anniversary today. Happy anniversary. Yeah, yeah. What are you doing? Well, that's, yeah, that's the thing. I mean, 15 years
Starting point is 00:03:37 we've been married. We've been together over 20 years, Amanda and my wife. And it's funny because I think my wife, because I've forgotten in the past.
Starting point is 00:03:48 You've even got the date tattooed in Roman numerals. Not a good look when you're forgetting that you have it tattooed on your body. But the problem is you should have done it in good old English numerals, mate. But my wife, nice conversation yesterday. My wife, Amanda, was like, you know what tomorrow is? I'm like, yeah, it's our wedding anniversary. And I think we're at that stage of the relationship where she's kind of like, we'll plan a dinner in a couple, when we've got time in a couple of weeks,
Starting point is 00:04:09 we'll do that. And she's like, I was looking at the presents. I'm like, we don't do presents, do we? She's like, well, I thought we did. When did you assume that you didn't do presents? I thought, I was like, we do presents. Well, just cast your mind back to 12 months, this day, 12 months ago.
Starting point is 00:04:24 I don't think we did presents. I don't think we did just cast your mind back to 12 months, this day 12 months ago. I don't think we did. Were there presents exchanged? I don't think we did presents. To be honest, I said, I don't want anything. And she said, oh, maybe I'll buy something for myself and then there'll be an anniversary present. I'm like, great. That is 15 years of marriage.
Starting point is 00:04:36 My mum and dad do that. She had mum's like, I just go buy my own Christmas presents. He writes his name on the card. It's a happy marriage. She's like, oh, there's this earrings, not too expensive. I was like, it sounds great. You do you do that but i was like maybe i should give her a quick call i hope they should be up and just say happy anniversary because she'll probably think i've forgotten even though i've she's reminded me yeah right so is this your present
Starting point is 00:04:56 appearing on the radio how much would a client pay for this you know this is a priceless present that's right thousands of dollars this would cost clients across the country so i'm spending thousands of dollars on calling my wife maybe she could advertise for a new husband 30 second ad hi it's amanda here i'm looking for her hello happy anniversary happy anniversary got in there got in there do you know present, this call's costing thousands of dollars. Why? Because it could be advertising for a client.
Starting point is 00:05:30 That's how much they pay. So that's how much I'm spending on my present to you this year. Oh, didn't that money can go towards like some jewelry for me? Yeah. Now, he just told us, Amanda, I know you're probably getting ready the morning rush. You're getting everything organized. Ben just said he's got something really special planned tonight.
Starting point is 00:05:48 Like lots of presents. I don't know. The restaurant he named, I was like. I knew you wouldn't forget, honey. Yeah. I didn't even know you could get a booking at the restaurant he just named. Do you know what? I did book a restaurant for, you know, we try to work out a date in the calendars,
Starting point is 00:06:02 and that's in a couple of weeks' time that we can actually do it. But then I was like, oh, the restaurant I booked booked i'm spending the voucher that we got given you know the restaurant i'm like well let's use this let's use this just don't say it though just amanda knows it's like you go to the counter i'll sort this out darling all right pretend you haven't heard that man you forgot that it's also on my birthday so you're comboing it up i love a combo a combo is a great thing hey producer taylor's yeah you come in here producer taylor she's shaking her head in shame yeah is it okay yeah taylor is it okay for a man to use a gift voucher when he's at an anniversary dinner no absolutely not we're not we're gonna use the voucher when he's at an anniversary dinner. No, absolutely not. No, we're not.
Starting point is 00:06:45 We've got to use the voucher. No, but use it for something else. Like a random takeover treat midweek in the future. Not for the
Starting point is 00:06:52 anniversary or birthday. Well, happy anniversary, Amanda. Love you. All right? Thanks. He's got a 12 cents off Kitchville
Starting point is 00:07:01 voucher he's going to get you for. At your birthday, we could go Valentine's, actually. We'd get that one free. Love your work, Amanda. And I'll take you to the Warriors.
Starting point is 00:07:09 Sold out on Saturday with the kids are coming too. Family night out. Sold out. Sold out. Jeez, sold out. Casanova over here. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. So I got stuck behind someone yesterday at just where we go,
Starting point is 00:07:24 across the road after the show, and they were placing an order from the menu. Right. But it felt like they were literally redesigning the toasted sandwich that they were wanting to order. Gotcha. They're like, can I swap the
Starting point is 00:07:40 white bread for the brown bread? And I was like, oh, that's fine. Hold the mayo. No ham. it was a ham and cheese thing I'll take out the ham uh have a little bit of the cheese but instead of tomatoes can I get pickles to the point where I was like surely they're questioning themselves if they even want to order this thing yeah yeah it was like they'd created a whole new sandwich it's almost like walking up there and go can you make me a you're right make me a sandwich and these are the things I'd like in it and then charge me for it, rather than taking something
Starting point is 00:08:06 and then taking things away and adding things on. Anything past three changes, I think, to an order, you're redesigning the meal. Yeah. So I want to get into the most complicated orders this morning. Things are always extra too. That's the thing. My wife was always like, oh, this, they're charged.
Starting point is 00:08:22 I was like, anything you add to something, they're always going to charge you extra. They're always going to charge you at least $3 for something. If it's not in the thing, they're going to charge you $3 for something. Trust you to notice this. She'll get the bills, she'll go, oh, the mushrooms are $3. Yeah, they work because you added it on the thing. You added something.
Starting point is 00:08:37 They're not just chugging it in. I took out something else. They're not going to level that out and go, oh, they took off. It's not out of the goodness of their heart. I'm like, yeah, I have this conversation all the time. I'm like, yep, you can, but it's got to cost you $3 more. Is that the standard?
Starting point is 00:08:49 Is it three bucks? Sometimes more, depending on what it is, but at least it seems like a minimum of $3 if you go to a cafe and you take something, you add something on.
Starting point is 00:08:57 I like, a lot of people do it with burgers, don't they, when they go to the drive-thru and stuff. So, oh, 800, that's. Who has got New Zealand's most complicated order? It could be food.
Starting point is 00:09:05 It could be beverage. It could be what? Actually, Tay, Producer Taylor, can we get you in with your coffee order? You bamboozle people out of Auckland with your coffee order. Yeah, I got... Your pretentious coffee order.
Starting point is 00:09:17 I pick a load. It's a tiny thimble of coffee and I go to order one and the regional centres of New Zealand have been like, don't do it here. Not here. Not here, mate. Of all places.
Starting point is 00:09:27 Just order a big bowl of latte and enjoy it. A flat white's fine. Just drink half of it, you know? Yeah. Now, Producer Taylor, what is your coffee order? So a small almond cappuccino, single shot with a sweetener. Oh, jeez. And you can't, like, how can you just fire that out
Starting point is 00:09:46 and they get it in one hit? Yeah, you definitely can't. You have to explain it. Yeah, and some cafes don't even have almond milk and that puts a real spanner in the works because then I have to go, oh, because most people assume I want oat.
Starting point is 00:09:57 No, I don't want oat. No, you don't. I'll have trim then. How are they milking almonds? I don't know. Don't they just get your buddy thumb and finger? How does it work? That's a good question. What happens is? I don't know. Don't they just get your buddy thumb and finger? How does that work?
Starting point is 00:10:05 That's a good question. What happens is, I don't know, there was milk to be extracted from an almond. No. You can buddy, what's that movie?
Starting point is 00:10:12 The Fockers, you can milk him. Yeah, he was right, wasn't he? He was right. Even an almond. So, have you got New Zealand's
Starting point is 00:10:20 most complicated order? When you go and order a drink at the cafe or order your meal or get a burger from the takeaways or order your meal or get a burger from the takeaways we'd love to get your calls and texts on
Starting point is 00:10:27 The Hits the Jono and Ben podcast 0800 The Hits what we're doing is New Zealand's most complicated order off the back I was standing behind
Starting point is 00:10:36 someone yesterday felt for like 8 or 9 minutes as they re-architected the what are you Troll Harrison
Starting point is 00:10:42 what are you shaking your head at 8 or 9 minutes it seems like a concerningly long amount of time. Okay, it was probably one to two minutes. Felt like eight or nine minutes. Then re-architecting the sandwich off the menu. Changing the bread.
Starting point is 00:10:58 Taking out the ham. Instead of tomatoes, wanting pickles. I was like, mate, just get them. Why don't you just write down what you want and they can make that. Yeah, that's true. So 800, that's the most complicated order. Have you turned ordering food into an Olympic sport?
Starting point is 00:11:11 Amanda in Swanson, how are you? Morning. Lovely to have you on, Amanda. How's the West this morning? It's good, good, good. I'm glad the sun's shining, not raining. And your complicated order, it's good good good I'm glad the sun's shining not raining and your complicated order it's your husband
Starting point is 00:11:26 so my husband orders a Heineken with tomato juice and everybody's like what's her hang and he chucks it all in one big glass he wants one of those
Starting point is 00:11:39 tall glasses what? and then he calls it a bloody beer a bloody beer does he drink it together? yeah all together and he loves it a bloody beer. A bloody beer. Does he drink it together? Yeah, all together. And he loves it.
Starting point is 00:11:48 First I thought, no, it's just like a once-off thing. But he's been doing this for like two, three years already. So he really likes it. Kind of like a Bloody Mary, but with a Heineken. Okay. All right. Yeah. Yeah, so that is.
Starting point is 00:12:01 That's his drink of choice. It's his drinking choice. It's a weird one, though. Yeah, it is. That's his drink of choice. It's his drinking choice. It's a weird one, though. Yeah, it is. Have you tried it? No. Well, I did take a sip. I did take a sip, but no, thank you.
Starting point is 00:12:13 I can't finish it. I guess you feel like you're getting some health into your beer drink, aren't you, with the tomato juice? That's true. You're going to have a wonderful day out there, Amanda. Really appreciate you listening to the program. Thank you. You guys too. Now we're going to have a wonderful day out there, Amanda. Really appreciate you listening to the program. Thank you, you guys too. Now we're going to go to Bevan.
Starting point is 00:12:29 History of working at Macca's, Bev. Man, you would get fired all sorts of complicated orders. Oh, yeah, I have. And the most bizarre one I've ever come across was a burger without a bun. Oh, take away the buns. What do you just have the meat patty? Well, no, we still had to put, I think it was a Big Mac,
Starting point is 00:12:54 and we still had to put the sauce on there, the onion, the pickle, lettuce, cheese. And we had to assemble it with no buns. It was just hard to assemble I would imagine you're just sort of putting it in the box pretty much
Starting point is 00:13:08 the other option is they get it and then take off the buns yeah yeah but yeah yeah that was an option and
Starting point is 00:13:16 yeah it was one of the most complicated ones I've ever come across I see Maccas have even I see the ads on the bus stops they're even like we're putting fries
Starting point is 00:13:23 in the burgers now oh if you want yeah you can order that now that's cool yeah they Seamakers have even, I see the ads on the bus stops. They're even like, we're putting fries in the burgers now. Oh, if you want. Yeah, you can order that now. That's cool. Yeah, that was around back when I was there, and that was 20-odd years ago. But most people just did it themselves, to be fair. Why was the ice cream machine always out of order, mate? Let's have some real chat here one never was but the uh ones i know of
Starting point is 00:13:47 uh that usually were there's um there was things growing in them oh oh okay tasty ice cream tasty delicious ice cream growing in them that's what it was yeah thank you so much, Bevan. Alrighty. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. The older you get, you start to tolerate things a little less, don't you, the older you get. And our neighbours, they're actually really lovely, lovely people. But, jeez, they love their karaoke. You've talked about this before, yeah. They are into karaoke. They all have home karaoke, obviously.
Starting point is 00:14:24 Home karaoke. They have like Big karaoke party It's great It creates a Good atmosphere Not on a Tuesday night though You know
Starting point is 00:14:32 But I've got I'm getting up early Yeah And have a listen This is some of their Their bangers I've tried to record it And
Starting point is 00:14:39 So what are you Sitting outside I'm sitting I can't get to sleep So I might as well Try and make some Radio content out of this. So he started off as a bit of a solo mission, I would say.
Starting point is 00:14:56 Doesn't sound like you're in another room of the house. What? That I've broken into their house? Better audio quality in there. This is when things kicked off. Really good. It's a really good Tuesday night karaoke. I love it.
Starting point is 00:15:17 And I'm starting to think, the older I get, I'm turning into one of those people where noise is bothering me. You know? Yeah. You start to, do things bother you, the older you get? I'm like, no, I've not. The other day, dogs barking with another dog nonstop
Starting point is 00:15:27 from six in the morning Saturday to probably about nine at night. That's quite a long time of barking. And I was like, these guys are committed
Starting point is 00:15:33 to barking. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I guess you do. You probably do tolerate things less and less. I get annoyed
Starting point is 00:15:39 when people get, I get annoyed with the upset comments that people get negative on social media. That really annoys me. I was like, why do these people need to comment on everything? Do you make a comment?
Starting point is 00:15:50 No, I don't. Because that would be like doing what I hate. But I want to, but I'm like, no, I can't. Because I'm like, guys, just step away. Step away. You don't have to comment on everything. Yeah. So what we want to do, 0800 the older you get,
Starting point is 00:16:04 what are you starting to tolerate less and less? I notice that we're not in this demographic just yet, but when you reach a certain age of life, speeding becomes a big issue for you. Now, you'll be outside
Starting point is 00:16:16 the front of your house telling everyone to slow down. Like the other day, yesterday was, not yesterday, sorry, it was last week. I would have been going
Starting point is 00:16:23 28k's down a quieter street. A guy's out on season. Slow down, you hooligan. Slow down. I'm like, mate, I could probably walk faster than I'm going right now. You're right. I think there must be something that changes in your perception of speed. Your speed radar is all off.
Starting point is 00:16:40 Yeah, it goes off. He thinks he's watching bloody Lewis Hamilton drive down the street. I'm like, mate, we could have a conversation as I'm driving along here now. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. As we head into spring. You get into that fiddly time of you're like, do I take a jacket? Do I not take it? You know, it's going to be hot.
Starting point is 00:16:56 I still, again, things talk about things when you're older. I still wear it. The kids are like, mate, well, no, take a jacket. Like the last few weeks, I'm still like, you take it, take something. Take it, yeah. Because kids will just, they'll... Take that layer of insurance. Exactly.
Starting point is 00:17:08 And I feel like my mum and many parents before me, but I still say that to the kids. And it's something else that would wind me up. Yeah, what you're starting to tolerate less the older you get. Both you and producer Joel, you agreed on fireworks. You're not a fan of fireworks? I love, it's, you know, public displays. It's the opposite to my love life.
Starting point is 00:17:26 Public displays are fine. The big ones, the big public displays, I don't mind. But I hate the neighbourhood leading into it. Public displays of fireworks, public displays of affection. Yeah. Loves them all. But leading into, you know, around Guy Fawkes, there's always people in the neighbourhood,
Starting point is 00:17:39 nights and nights before, nights and nights after. The animals freak out. It's just, yeah, I'm not into it anymore. You like a controlled environment. Yeah, we go along. It's great. Whatever. Everyone knows what you're in for. And they look good. They look good in those things, but when people are firing all sorts around the neighbourhood, then you wouldn't have news stories about people sticking
Starting point is 00:17:56 sparklers in their butts and things. You know? Yeah. Michelle, you're on. The older you get, the less you're tolerating what? Oh, I'm definitely less tolerating, got less tolerance for Bill Gates. Bill Gates? Bill Gates?
Starting point is 00:18:13 The one with the sword complex. Oh, yeah. Okay, so you think you've got to put up with Gates. So at some stage, were you feeling okay towards Bill Gates at some stage? And now you've just gone, nah. Or have you always been a bit indifferent? Well, you know, I made Microsoft and computers,
Starting point is 00:18:31 and that was all cool when we were growing up. You're like, come on. I love this. Now I think we should all just jab him. Yeah, right. Okay, so you're like, thanks for the computers you made, mate. Now go away and live your life. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:18:43 Bill Gates. I love it. Thank you, Michelle. She's like, I and do your, live your life. Bill Gates. I love it. Thank you, Michelle. She's like, I've tolerated it for long enough. Yeah. He's out, he's run,
Starting point is 00:18:50 I was going to say some words there, but I can't be bothered. Steve, you're on. Welcome. How are you? Yeah, not bad yourself? Yeah, really well, thanks. Older you get,
Starting point is 00:18:57 you're tolerating what less? It's another Facebook one. You go on all those community pages and it's the people that go, what time does such and such open or they want to know something about it. By the time they've posted it and got a response and looked at it,
Starting point is 00:19:12 they could have Googled it themselves. Yeah, that's a great point. I love the ones too, people are like, does anyone know a good plumber? Yeah. Oh, yeah. You can just look up,
Starting point is 00:19:24 just Google plumber. Everybody has their own perception of a good plumber yeah well yeah yeah you can just look up yeah just google plumber everybody has their own perception of a good plumber so just again google it i feel like sometimes it's a sneaky play from an influencer to go anyone know a good plumber and then someone go yeah i'll do your stuff for free yeah all right that's my theory that's my theory sometimes that people are like just fishing put it in a way to go, oh, and he's come through. I'd love to come back and go, good plumber. No, I'm a terrible one. I'm a bit of a grubby bugger, but I'll come over and do your stuff anyway, mate.
Starting point is 00:19:52 Yeah. Good on you, Steve. Go and have a great day. Some great messages coming through on the hits breakfast on Facebook. Shannon, buffets. The older I get, the less I can tolerate buffets. You're right. A lovely quality plated meal is sufficient.
Starting point is 00:20:06 Yeah, I can see where she's coming from. Do you agree with that? I don't mind a buffet, but I can see where she's coming from. People, people keep coming through. I can't tolerate people, people, people, people. People who rub against me at the supermarket that I'm being touched by other people,
Starting point is 00:20:20 says Lynette. Gary, Gary, are you a child? Yes. I love the name Gary. That's a great name. Again, who did we speak to yesterday? Eric Lynette. Gary. Gary, are you a child? Yes. I love the name Gary. That's a great name. Again, who did we speak to yesterday? Eric. Eric. Yeah. Eric, Gary. Now, what can't you tolerate the older you get as a child there, Gary?
Starting point is 00:20:34 My older brother. Starting to get on your nerves, is he? Yeah. I feel like that's the job. He's having the Bill Gates effect. That's the job of an older brother, an older sibling. I was an older sibling, and I felt like that was my duty to wind up my younger siblings. Do you know what, Gary, what Ben would do to his sister?
Starting point is 00:20:51 And she'd be like, don't come in my room. And then he would torment her and antagonise her by standing in the doorway. Put my arm in the room, and then she'd go, you're in the room, I'm not. Mum would come along and be like, see, I haven't moved. Yeah, it was, yeah. What does your brother do to you, Gaz?
Starting point is 00:21:07 Turns off my PS4 while I'm playing. He what? He turns off my PS4 while I'm playing. Oh, that is criminal. Yeah, not even just a quick little stand in the road. That's going full. Yeah, all right. Good on you, Gary.
Starting point is 00:21:23 Appreciate it. Just some great messages coming through here. Anahata says, I can't stand standing in the road. That's going full. Yeah, alright. Good on you, Gary. Appreciate it. Just some great messages coming through here. Anahara says, I can't stand standing in the shower. Starting to tolerate that more and more. Going out. My knees going up the stairs. I can't stand everything, says Julia. The Hits, the Jono and Ben
Starting point is 00:21:38 podcast. Ben, I spent 63 minutes yesterday sitting in a drive-thru. In a takeaway drive-thru. Now, I don't want to name the place, because this isn't a complaint. I know times are tough. People are understaffed. They're working hard.
Starting point is 00:21:52 It was obviously a long line. Long line. Long line. I was just sitting at the front going, can I take your order? Oh, hang on. I'll have a look. It was all on you. What's that one like?
Starting point is 00:22:02 Oh, yeah. What does that taste like? Oh, yeah. And because I was just getting food for the kids' dinner just on the fly. But from the time that I entered the drive-thru, I was sufficiently full. I didn't need a meal. But by the time I exited the drive-thru, I was hungry again. It was that long.
Starting point is 00:22:18 63 minutes. It was a long time. But the thing is, when you're in a drive-thru, once you're in the crux of the drive-thru, there's no getting out. Yeah. If there's a car in front and behind, you're there. You're locked in, right? I could have unclogged my arteries and then prepared them to be re-clogged by the time I got to the pickup window from the food delivery.
Starting point is 00:22:38 Well, yeah. What's the longest time you waited for anything? Phone lines? Service? Well, talking about Taylor Swift swift it's not me but yesterday uh producer sarah who's in drive show she waited nine hours for taylor swift tickets online to try and get them for australia i was heard her talking about yesterday oh just sat at the computer for nine nine hours all day the computer was on
Starting point is 00:22:57 trying to you're in the queue you're in the queue got to the end of the day all sold out but then then then she managed to get back on a couple of days later when they re-released some more and got some tickets. But you'd just be like, all day I have waited, probably not doing any work or anything on this laptop because it's like, don't touch the laptop, it's in the queue. And then, yeah. Why did you have to come up with that story after my 63 minutes?
Starting point is 00:23:22 Makes my 63 minutes feel miserable. Old mate complained about sitting in his car in his nice air-conditioned car. Why did you have to come up with that story after my 63 minutes? Oh, well, sorry. Makes my 63 minutes feel miserable. It wasn't, yeah. Because old mate complained about sitting in his car in his nice air-conditioned car. Well, it wasn't like, you know, like she was at home doing stuff as well. It wasn't like she had to. Nine hours. But yeah, so there you go.
Starting point is 00:23:34 I've got nothing to compete with that either. No, but you're just blowing my wonderful story out of the water. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Jono's internet wormhole. Yeah, I got lost again being on the internet and I think this will play into your sweet spot
Starting point is 00:23:50 what t-shirt are you wearing? oh yeah, no it'll definitely play into your sweet spot so it's the most successful television shows in history and I want to see if you can guess what they are I'll give you the top four well i'll go for like judging by the t-shirt that you just referenced i'm guessing the simpsons
Starting point is 00:24:12 might be in there somewhere you got the bartman t-shirt on at simpsons number one the most successful television show started in 1989 34 seasons40 episodes. It's the longest running animated series, the longest running American sitcom. Wow, so this is of all time. All time. This is what they reckon. Because there was a sitcom list that came out the other day or something that had The Simpsons in it, number nine. Or something. As an animated sitcom.
Starting point is 00:24:40 Number nine? Yeah. Probably tops every list you'd imagine. Yeah, I was quite surprised by that Good thing it's still about cartoons Is they can stay consistently The same age Yeah
Starting point is 00:24:48 They don't look older Younger Yeah you're right So you Simpsons What else do you think's in there Top four most successful Television shows I really
Starting point is 00:24:56 That's a really hard question I mean if you're judged By TV TVNZ1 at the moment It'd be The Chase But I think It hasn't been around that long Chase hasn't made the top five
Starting point is 00:25:03 Hasn't made the top five No Are we talking To other iconic sitcoms Or what are we talking One at the moment would be The Chase, but I think that hasn't been around that long. Chase hasn't made the top five. Hasn't made the top five. Are we talking to other iconic sitcoms or what are we talking? Like Friends? Boom, number two. Ten season run. And I guess it's the ongoing rollovers that they have. But they started out earning $22,000 per episode, all of the actors on there,
Starting point is 00:25:23 all the main actors. By the end, it was $1 million per episode all of the actors on there were the main actors by the end it was one million dollars per episode and they still get paid i think from residuals now oh imagine something that's probably uh millions and millions a year of doing nothing yeah okay so you've got friends you've got simpsons it's big band theory in there boom number four i like i know i see the stats the big Bang Theory is one of the most popular shows. I've hardly ever watched it. I've watched very little of the show. But yeah. They get a million bucks an episode as well.
Starting point is 00:25:54 The Big Bangers. Right. Big Banging Payday. And number three. I don't know. Modern Family. Right, Modern Family. Eleven seasons.
Starting point is 00:26:04 Funny show, that. It's really well done. Yeah. Sofia Vergara got $65,000 in the first episode, first per episode, and then by the end, half a million per episode. $500,000. Oh, fair enough.
Starting point is 00:26:18 I mean, she's not making friends money, but that's pretty good. We won't tell her about how much the Big Bang cast are getting. And rounding out the top five I I don't know I didn't look at number five Oh I thought you were
Starting point is 00:26:29 Guessing that Okay It was just top four It's top four That's all you do like top five Everyone does top fives mate We do top four Different against the grain
Starting point is 00:26:36 They are the top four shows It doesn't quite have the same ring to it Top four That's all good It's probably good for our timing Of this little chat Yeah we've got to time out for news At seven o'clock mate
Starting point is 00:26:46 Yeah exactly

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